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I'm glad to see you started your juournal :) Even though I'm on a leave of absence, I worked all day at my second job.

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Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit. -Vince Lombardi
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Yay DM -- you've started a journal! I'm delighted to be able to read about your journey.

I really like that sand, btw. I sometimes wish mine were finer grained, like yours. Perhaps the curse of "shoulda/woulda/coulda" happens a lot in this hobby though.

At any rate, I'm looking forward to watching this tank fill out!

Thanks RG. I figured everyone was right, the 20 deserves it's own journal since I will probably have a million questions! Probably end up with a little woulda/coulda/shoulda myself but that's part of the learning process, right? The sand I got was pretty much all I could find and I was worried about how light it looked but I do like it now it's in the tank.

Keep in mind, it will appear a little darker when wet..not much, but a little

It'll work just fine, I like it

Ah-hah! One step ahead of ya (finally). I took some out of the bag and put it into a glass when I first bought it.. wet it down to see how much darker it would go.. lol. I do like it more than I thought I would.